Economic Update
(Monday, June 7, 2021)
Is Los Angeles a City-State? I ask this question because no one seems to know what Los Angeles is, exactly: city of angels, revenge city, or something else. In 1925, Aldous Hu...

I'm debating on whether to use a HELOC or a Home Equity Fixed Rate Loan to finance a garage conversion ADU. I am in the process of getting bids for the 350 sq ft garage conversion ADU, but I'm expecting 70-85k. Could ...

There's something I don't quite understand about turnkey properties.  If I buy a SFH from a turnkey company, I know that they've made improvements to the property and the purchase price includes the cost of these impr...

So maybe this comes off as a novice question but I'm wondering if certain types of investment properties did better during the last housing crash than others.Let's say that another great recession happens, how would y...

Hi All,
I'd like to start by saying thank you to anyone taking the time to read this post and reply! This is my first post on BiggerPockets. I've been reading financial books on real estate and stock investing. I jus...

I have spent the last several months on the verge of a stress induced stroke and a couple of weeks ago I decided "&^%* it, its out of MY control".

Here is the summary. I own 4 different small businesses. A con...

Late last year,
partnership company acquired a multi family property that help I manage.
Rents were ok but all utilities
were included per the lease. Net income is low because of this reason. As soon
as each lease...

It's not a success story yet, but I wanted to post about a great partnership that has evolved from BiggerPockets relationships...

As some of you know, Marty Boardman and I presented together at the BP Summit back in ...

Hi All,I am a first time real estate investor approved to buy a property that is about $1MM. I am from West Los Angeles, CA, which is a market where cash flow is hard to come by. I have decided I may need to invest ou...

Hey everyone,My portfolio right now is all C-class / gentrifying parts of Columbus. I'm thinking of balancing it a bit with some solid, stable, B-class locations: not too rough, but not too expensive either. Areas tha...